A formal, congressionally appropriated division would have the resources to go after pricing schemes.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Justice Department’s Next Climate Test
A congressional referral and a Supreme Court request offer the Justice Department a twofold chance to hold Big Oil accountable for its lies.
Posted inPolitics
On Debate Night, Highlight How These Presidents Ran the Executive Branch
Trump’s presidency was unprecedented in its corruption at virtually all levels of executive branch agencies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Capital Won’t Love You Back, Mr. President
Billionaire chief of staff Jeffrey Zients epitomizes a campaign that has been less than forceful about the rally of capital to Donald Trump’s side.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Economic Punditry and the ‘Hot Dog Guy’ Problem
Why centrist opinion columnists have no one to blame but themselves for public misconceptions about the economy
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Jim DeMint Wants to Destroy Democracy
If the American people don’t want tax cuts and deregulation, too bad.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Mr. Biden, Tear Down This Debt Ceiling!
The debt ceiling reprieve reached last year is quickly running its course. We need to start the work to keep it from derailing Democratic priorities again.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Real Entitlement Crisis: Good Reporting Is in Short Supply
The preferred journals of the power elite peddle the myth of pending Social Security catastrophe, which is catastrophically wrong.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Covering the Friends of the Court
The Supreme Court’s corruption scandals will not soon be forgotten, but many already fail to appreciate their full implications.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The VA Bows to the Dialysis Duopoly
Despite contracting rules in place to give veterans safe and affordable access to dialysis, DaVita and Fresenius are picking up most of the patients.